Newton revisited.

We went to see Grandpa's old stomping grounds - a must after hearing so much about them!

This is the famous Echo Bridge in the beautiful Hemlock Gorge in Newton Upper Falls.

Our ancestors lived and worked all around this park.

The longest arch, that stretches over the Charles River, really has an echo. Jon counted 15 repeats when he clapped his hands. There are many more that cannot be heard with our ears.
Eli got to hear his echo too.

It is actually an aqueduct that you can walk over. You can look down and see the old cotton mill where our great aunt Ada worked as a child (before child labor laws).

Here is the mill from the ground. It is now offices.

My great grandfather sang in the choir at this Methodist Church. They loaned him the money to send for the rest of his family from England. My father grew up in this church too.

This is the street where my father's family lived before they bought a house.

This is where the house they bought was. It has recently been torn down and replaced. Property is worth a fortune there now.

The Ralph Waldo Emerson school. My grandfather named it. Emerson lived in the town for a year.

Piccadily Square in Newton Center. Grandpa's printing business was downstairs at #75 in that building, across from the MTA station.